§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much cash was allocated by his Department through the rate support grant to Lancashire county council to support occupational day centres for the physically disabled in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977; and of those amounts, what proportion was actually taken up by the county.
§ Mr. Alfred Morris:Rate support grant is a block grant. The allocation of the amounts received by individual local authorities to particular services is for them to decide. Net expenditure by Lancashire county council on day centres, occupational centres and clubs for the younger physically handicapped for the years requested was as follows:
Year Net Expenditure £ 1974–75 297,500 1975–76 433,700 1976–77 542,000 1977–78 544,400